by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 26, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News, Science Education, Science Policy
Heeeeere’s John! About a year ago, Google announced it’s “10 to the 100th Power” contest to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The intent of the contest was to get ideas from around that would help the most number of people. Google would invest...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 24, 2009 | News
Today, Space.com reports on new findings detailed in the September 25 issue of Science. From Space.com: “Since man first touched the moon and brought pieces of it back to Earth, scientists have thought that the lunar surface was bone dry. But new observations...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 23, 2009 | News
We first announced this in the spring. Last call! Participate in the Year of Science 2009 Science Zine-a-thon Contest! A science zine (pronounced zeen) is a mini-magazine. Choose a science topic from one of the YoS themes and create your zine on a specially folded...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, News
A brief, “edutaining” first-person account on the Science of Lying, from our own Dr. John Ohab. This Pentagon Channel report investigates whether neuroimaging techniques can be used to detect deception. Dr. Bhatt previously appeared as a guest on the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2009 | News, Science Policy
This is cool. Dr. Ohab just reported on Data.gov, a new site designed to “increase public access to high value, machine readable data sets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.” Several third party applications have been created to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 15, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News, Science Education
I’d like to introduce you to John Collier, a software engineer and our newest contributor to Science Cheerleader. John is heading up our soon-to-be-unveiled Science Tourist initiative where you can contribute to and learn about fascinating science-related...
